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| Provider | Service type | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH Service code 26 · EIN 13-5674085 | Advisory (Participants) | $22,484 |
PENSION PLAN SPECIALISTS, PC2 years Service code 17 · EIN 26-1570786 | Pension Consulting | $9,522 |
Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346 | Recordkeeping | $3,402 |
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).
Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.
| Metric | This plan | Peer set | Industry | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg account balance | $24,134 | $89,588-73.1% | $136,072-82.3% | $77,736-69.0% |
| Participation rate | 62.3% | 74.3%-12.0pp | 76.4%-14.2pp | 70.6%-8.3pp |
| Annual return | 19.17% | 17.42%+1.8pp | 580.46%-561.3pp | 31.26%-12.1pp |
| Employer contribution / active EE | $1,384 | $3,491-60.4% | $4,216-67.2% | $2,728-49.3% |
| Participant deferral / active EE | $3,295 | $5,592-41.1% | $7,028-53.1% | $4,651-29.2% |
| Admin fee / account holder | $290 | $539-46.2% | $6,718-95.7% | $433-33.0% |